Memoir is always a betrayal. When writing about life in queer subcultures, the harm of honesty can feel even greater.
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I’m Not Queer to Make Friends
By Trying on the Role of Reality TV Villain, Logan Scherer Confronts His Gay Shame
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How Do Words Get Added to the Dictionary?
Four times a year, lexicographers update and add words to the OED. Katherine Connor Martin helps decide what makes the cut.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
On Asylums
A problematic cat offered more insight into the author’s ailing father than you’d think.
Posted inNonfiction
Oh, Girl!
Migrant children, many of whom are unaccompanied minors, are traveling to the U.S. border to escape violence and seek asylum. Is anyone listening to their stories?
Posted inBooks, Commentary
This Month In Books: “Once You Can See the Pattern”
A lot of what you’ll read in this month’s books newsletter is about things not seeming to be what they really are.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Michelle Dean Uncovers Some Truths About Snopes
The history of Snopes, the legendary internet fact-finding site.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
Tech Companies Are (Maybe) Ready to Punch Nazis Now
Some tech companies are taking a stand against neo-Nazi users, but claim it’s a still dangerous decision to make.
Posted ineducation, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Amateur Sleuth Who Can’t Let One Case Rest
One civilian is obsessed with investigating the eight student deaths in a 1967 fire at Cornell University.
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Tramp Like Us
Can an American family learn to become outdoorsy in New Zealand, where the natural world is part of the national DNA? Sort of.
